| Ride Date |
Distance (miles) |
Max Speed (mph) |
Ride Time (hh:mm:ss) |
Average Speed (mph) |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
2/1/2012
(Wed)
|
16.33 |
19.30 |
01:28:17 |
11.10 |
Road: Flat |
Rans Screamer
Rd Bent Tandem |
'BentRider Recumbent Club |
| Comments: Like February 1st in Atlanta. Another unseasonably warm day allow for Mar and I to take off on the Screamer. We picked it up last week from Bicycle One where we had it in for yearly maintenance. New chains, cassette, cabling, disk brake pads all to get us ready for 2012. We took off about 12:30pm and shot down the Diley trail to Meijer. There we turned around and returned to Pickerington and over to Uno's for lunch. Then back home feeling like we had taken advantage of another amazing warm day this winter. |
| Weather Conditions: Warmer yet with partly cloudy skies and temps around 60 degrees. Winds out of the West at 10 mph. |
2/18/2012
(Sat)
|
27.24 |
25.00 |
02:13:18 |
12.26 |
Road: Flat |
Rans Screamer
Rd Bent Tandem |
'BentRider Recumbent Club |
Comments: Red Chip Road Ride. A nice February day beckoned us to ride to Pataskala for lunch. We took off about 10:30am and warmed up quickly after a chilly start rolling downhill through the neighborhood. Then out Palmer to Smoke where we were chased by a black lab. Mar was just readying the water bottle defense when he gave up the chase. We continued into Pataskala and were surprised to see "Share the Road" and "Bike Route" signs, along with Sharrows newly painted on Township Road. Very nice. We pulled into the Nutcracker and had warm lunch. Then back along Mill Rd where we stopped to snap a picture of a State of Ohio property that I noticed the last time I rode this route. Then a great section along the new Etna Rd which now sports a sign designating it "Red Chip Road". We saw a Cooper's Hawk at the intersection with Refugee Rd. Then 8 or 10 Alpaca in the pen swiveled their necks to watch us ride by as we approached Mink. Then back to Palmer and a swift return home.
Our route may be found on Google Maps right here:
http://bit.ly/A3kDya |
| Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny and cool with temps in the low 40s. Winds out of the WNW at 10 mph. |
2/27/2012
(Mon)
|
35.80 |
22.50 |
02:58:22 |
12.04 |
Road: Flat |
Rans Screamer
Rd Bent Tandem |
'BentRider Recumbent Club |
Comments: Two Geese on a Roof Ride. We set out just after 9am to meet Phil and Janet at Glacier Knoll. As we turned through the neighborhoods just before Long Rd. Marilyn spotted two geese perched on the peak of a house roof. They just stood there as though they were pigeons but looked totally ridiculous. We laughed thinking about how their landing must have looked. P&J were ready to ride as we hit the park and we rolled on to the trail. We went to the Refugee Rd branch of the trail to see if any more construction had taken place. It had not but we did see two young mothers with children playing on the trail's end. Then on back towards Shannon where we spotted a faired recumbent coming up on us from behind. Lo and behold it was Chuck who just coincidentally was riding the trail on this beautiful February day, too. We rode along together catching up on each other's news when Chuck told us that the bridge over the wetlands along Bixby was closed for re planking. We found the bridge to be impassable so we backtracked a bit and rode on Bixby to the park entrance. There we stopped for a bit as Chuck continued on his way. We then headed on to Heron's Pond which we circled before heading back.
The route for today can be found on Google Maps right here:
http://bit.ly/xVhU08
|
| Weather Conditions: Amazing February weather! Mid 40s to start and near 50 at end with sunny skies and winds out of the WSW at 10-15mph. |
| February Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Max Speed (mph) |
Ride Time (hh:mm:ss) |
Average Speed (mph) |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 3 |
79.37 |
25.00 |
06:39:57 |
11.92 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| YTD Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Max Speed (mph) |
Ride Time (hh:mm:ss) |
Average Speed (mph) |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 111 |
4,834.98 |
44.00 |
365:26:13 |
13.16 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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